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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 297 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (Ask “what does it do?”): Find who the sentence is about (the subject). Ask: what does (or did) the subject do? The word that answers is the verb. Names and things are nouns; describing words are adjectives.

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  1. 1.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) song (c) happy (d) sang
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi kicked a red ball yesterday.” (a) ball (b) Saanvi (c) red (d) kicked
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) box (c) opened (d) big
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) heavy (c) happily
  5. 5.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the kite every day. (a) flies (b) red (c) slowly
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Nisha opened a small box yesterday.” (a) Nisha (b) box (c) opened (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya opened a small box yesterday.” (a) box (b) opened (c) Aditya (d) small
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) mango (b) ate (c) Saanvi (d) ripe
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya flies a red kite every day.” (a) Kavya (b) red (c) kite (d) flies
  10. 10.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) colourful (c) quickly
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Pooja read a new book yesterday.” (a) Pooja (b) new (c) read (d) book
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) quickly (b) blue (c) rides
  13. 13.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) new (c) happily
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the song every day. (a) sings (b) quickly (c) sweet
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) flew (c) Ira (d) kite
  16. 16.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) colourful (b) picture (c) drew (d) Aarav
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the book every day. (a) quickly (b) reads (c) funny
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) colourful (c) draws
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Neel (c) bought (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) Rahul (c) carried (d) bag
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Zoya ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) big
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) big (c) slowly
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the ball every day. (a) big (b) kicks (c) slowly
  24. 24.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) Vivaan (b) bicycle (c) new (d) rides
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the ball every day. (a) red (b) kicks (c) happily
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the song every day. (a) happily (b) happy (c) sings
  27. 27.Pick the action word: Dev ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) slowly
  28. 28.Pick the action word: Rahul ___ the box every day. (a) opens (b) happily (c) big
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) long (b) painted (c) Isha (d) wall
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) picture (b) big (c) Tara (d) drew
  31. 31.Pick the action word: Yash ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) slowly (c) small
  32. 32.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) ripe (b) Vivaan (c) mango (d) ate
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the mango every day. (a) juicy (b) eats (c) happily
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya wrote a long letter yesterday.” (a) long (b) Aditya (c) letter (d) wrote
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) Riya (c) small (d) bought
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Kavya ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) big (c) opens
  37. 37.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rides a new bicycle every day.” (a) rides (b) Aarav (c) new (d) bicycle
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Diya ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) quickly (c) red
  39. 39.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha sings a happy song every day.” (a) Isha (b) song (c) happy (d) sings
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav rode a blue bicycle yesterday.” (a) blue (b) Aarav (c) bicycle (d) rode

Answer key

  1. sang
  2. kicked
  3. opened
  4. carries
  5. flies
  6. opened
  7. opened
  8. ate
  9. flies
  10. draws
  11. read
  12. rides
  13. buys
  14. sings
  15. flew
  16. drew
  17. reads
  18. draws
  19. bought
  20. carried
  21. kicks
  22. carries
  23. kicks
  24. rides
  25. kicks
  26. sings
  27. carries
  28. opens
  29. painted
  30. drew
  31. buys
  32. ate
  33. eats
  34. wrote
  35. bought
  36. opens
  37. rides
  38. kicks
  39. sings
  40. rode

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